Just one week removed from a massive home victory over then-ranked No. 2 Georgia, the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide have fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten. The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores stunned the top-ranked Crimson Tide, 40-35 on Saturday evening in college football's biggest upset of the season to-date.

It was the Commodores' first win vs. an AP top-five opponent in 61 tries, and their first vs. an AP No. 1 team in 11 tries. Alabama had no answer for Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt's offense,

The win snapped a 23-game Vanderbilt losing streak to Alabama. The ‘Dores last beat the Tide in 1984. Vanderbilt built an early 7-0 lead when Sedrick Alexander ran in a 7-yard touchdown at the 8:46 mark of the first quarter.